Special Collections Celebrates Pride Month
In honor of Pride Month, Special Collections would like to share its LGBTQ+ related materials that have been digitized and are available online: Oral Histories Related to LGBTQ+ Initiatives...
The Ship’s Log
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Title IX
June 23 marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of Title IX legislation by President Richard Nixon. Part of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title IX prohibits any educational institution...
“I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing:” ECU Students Debate the Success of the Original Star Wars Film
May The Fourth Be With You! When George Lucas’s original Star Wars, retroactively titled Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, premiered in limited theaters on May 25, 1977,...
Discovering Greenville’s Horticultural Past
It’s the season for gardening in Greenville and Pitt County and with the current proliferation of retail garden centers, you may have wondered at some point how folks living more...
Women’s Basketball
Item: Photograph of the 1930 Senior Basketball Team. UA55-01, Black and White Photograph Collection. Staff person: Alston Cobourn Sports were an important part of campus social life in the school's...
Staff Pick: Charles E. Davis Oral History
Staff Person: Patrick Cash Collection: Oral History Collection: Charles E.Davis Oral History, University Archives #UA95-20 In celebration of Black History Month, Special Collections at East Carolina University will be doing...
Black History Month: Celebrating Matthew T. Lewis
The Special Collections at East Carolina University recognizes the importance of acknowledging and highlighting the contributions of African Americans throughout the year. In celebration of Black History Month, we will...
Joyner Library Special Collections Commemorates National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
As our nation pauses to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor and honors the memories of the 2,403 Americans who were killed, as well as the...
Recognizing Jesse Peel and His Work on World Aids Day, December 1st
From the University Archives: Records of Student Affairs: Records of the Dr. Jesse R. Peel LGBTQ Center 2012-2021 Dr. Jesse R. Peel, a native of Everetts, North Carolina, became interested...
Women Served as Nurses during World War I
Staff Person: Nanette Hardison Collection: Sarah Bunn Collection, #1277 Nurses cape from World War I On Veterans’ Day, it’s important to recognize the many women who broke barriers serving...